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IRMNG taxon detailsCaudiculophycus J.W. Schopf, 1968 †
1073866 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1073866)
accepted
Genus
marine,
fossil only
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Sergeev et al., 2012, state: We, in general, consider that at least type species of this genus encompasses primarily...
Taxonomic remark Sergeev et al., 2012, state: We, in general, consider that at least type species of this genus encompasses primarily tapering trichomes of oscillatoriacean, not the rivulariacean cyanobacteria and for this reason probably genus Caudiculophycus should be merged to genus Cephalophytarion. In contrast, Nagovitsin (2000) has described another species Caudiculophycus tipicus Nagovitsin, 2000 from the Neoproterozoic Seryi Klyuch Formation which has some trichomes tapering toward apices, a character primarily of rivulariacean affinities. The problem of taxonomic relationship of genera Caudiculophycus and Cephalophytarion seems to be complicated and should wait until formal revision of the Bitter Springs microbiota. [details]
IRMNG (2024). Caudiculophycus J.W. Schopf, 1968 †. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1073866 on 2025-01-05
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additional source
Sergeev, V. N.; Sharma, M.; Shukla, Y. (2012). Proterozoic fossil Cyanobacteria. <em>The Palaeobotanist.</em> 61: 189-358., available online at https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.2012.359
note: discusses affinity / status, refer note [details] current name source Guiry, M. D.; Guiry, G. M. AlgaeBase (2024 version). , available online at https://www.algaebase.org [details] Unreviewed
Descriptive info Precambrian; Ross River area, Northern Territory, Australia. (Index Nominum Genericorum) [details]Taxonomic remark Sergeev et al., 2012, state: We, in general, consider that at least type species of this genus encompasses primarily tapering trichomes of oscillatoriacean, not the rivulariacean cyanobacteria and for this reason probably genus Caudiculophycus should be merged to genus Cephalophytarion. In contrast, Nagovitsin (2000) has described another species Caudiculophycus tipicus Nagovitsin, 2000 from the Neoproterozoic Seryi Klyuch Formation which has some trichomes tapering toward apices, a character primarily of rivulariacean affinities. The problem of taxonomic relationship of genera Caudiculophycus and Cephalophytarion seems to be complicated and should wait until formal revision of the Bitter Springs microbiota. [details] |
